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2023 Football Roster

Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony
Jersey Number 3

Daijahn Anthony

  • Position:
    S
  • Collegiate Letters Earned:
    4
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    1
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 205
  • Hometown:
    Richmond, Va.
  • High School:
    Henrico
  • Prev. College:
    Liberty
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2024 NFL Combine Participant
 • 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Participant

2023 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts in the Rebel defensive backfield ... Finished fourth on the team with 61 tackles ... Tied for the team lead with three interceptions and eight pass breakups ... Participated in both the 2024 NFL Combine and East-West Shrine Bowl ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Tallied three tackles and an interception in his Ole Miss debut in 26 defensive snaps and 14 special teams snaps ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Made first start as a Rebel at strong safety, notching two tackles and breaking up two passes in 65 total defensive snaps ...  vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Started at strong safety, logging four tackles and breaking up one pass in 64 snaps across defense and special teams ... Recovered field goal block that led to a field goal by Caden Davis to extend the Rebel lead, led Ole Miss in pass coverage rating with an 89.3 PFF grade in 36 coverage snaps ... at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Made five tackles in 37 total defensive snaps, ranked as the second-best in tackle rating per PFF (78.8 grade) ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23):   Started at nickleback, tallying six tackles (four solo), one pass breakup, and tied a career-high 1.0 TFL for a loss of four yards in 83 total defensive and special teams snaps ... Forced first career fumble that led to a vital touchdown in the first quarter, also had game-sealing pass breakup in the endzone ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Started at strong safety, posting three assisted tackles, one pass breakup, and 0.5 TFL for a loss of a yard in 67 total snaps across defense and special teams ... Rated second-best in tackling per PFF (81.6 grade) ... at Auburn (10/21/23): Registered three tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFL for a loss of nine yards in 49 snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Started at nickelback, tallied a solo tackle in 47 snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Started at nickel and tied Ole Miss career-high with six tackles (one solo), added one pass breakup in 78 total snaps across defense and special teams ... at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Started at nickel, led team with six tackles (three solo) and one interception across 56 total snaps on defense and special teams ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Started at safety, made four solo tackles and one PBU in 46 total snaps ... at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Nearly doubled his career high, led team with 15 total tackles (6 solo) in 72 total snaps across defense and special teams ... Transfer who arrived on campus prior to the start of fall camp.

LIBERTY: Appeared in 24 career games for the Flames in his two seasons at Liberty … Tallied 43 career total tackles and three interceptions … Had career year in 2022 with 28 tackles and four pass breakups.

SHEPHERD: Did not compete for the Rams (Division 2) in 2020 due to CoVID … Appeared in 10 games in 2019 while making five starts as a true freshman … Tallied 14 total tackles with two interceptions.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Henrico HS … Earned All-Region accolades as a senior in 2017 … Tied the record for most interceptions in a single game with four.

PERSONAL: Son of Travis Anthony and Latasha Pair ... Full name is Daijahn Nyckell Anthony ... Born Sept. 9, 2000 ... Graduated from Liberty with an bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.